Combined non-isotopic in situ hybridisation and indirect immunohistochemical analysis of hormone production in the rat pituitary gland

Journal of Clinical Pathology - Clinical Molecular Pathology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1996, Pages

  Sanno, N ^a   Matsuno, A ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endocrine tissue; Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridisation; mRNA; Pituitary

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPOPHYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030041334     PISSN: 13552910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/mp.49.1.m57     Document Type: Article

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